╰┈➤ ”’are we squad goals?’ ravi whispered to pip.”
i love this series.
i don’t know if i loved this one as much as the first one. i know a➳ 4 ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚
╰┈➤ ”’are we squad goals?’ ravi whispered to pip.”
i love this series.
i don’t know if i loved this one as much as the first one. i know a lot of people say this one was their favorite and i did really enjoy it, but i think the first one still takes the cake for me
there were so many twists and turns and i was guessing up until the last few pages. also there’re just so many characters to love in this book (ravi and pip and stanley ...more
this was so good!! i read this so fast and i was hooked the entire time.➳ 4.25 ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚
╰┈➤ ”real men wear floral when trespassing.”
ravi you’re a king.
this was so good!! i read this so fast and i was hooked the entire time. it was so fast paced and intriguing and i really enjoyed all of the characters.
it reminded me a bit of truly devious mixed with the murder most unladylike series. i really want to read the rest of the series and i already ordered the next book ...more
╰┈➤ ”it's the imperfections that make things beautiful.”
well folks that’s not the case with this book because was it imperfect? oh yeah.➳ 2.5 ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚
╰┈➤ ”it's the imperfections that make things beautiful.”
well folks that’s not the case with this book because was it imperfect? oh yeah. was it beautiful? i’m going to have to go no on that one
let’s do a little deep dive into the characters real quick…
➳ conrad: my guy is a douche. (see: ‘go to bed like a good girl’) he only exists to be broody and immature. also, i kept hearing from the author that he was so standoffish and kept to himself and he that he was cautious and organized and a million other adjectives. yet his character felt bland and underdeveloped
in fact i couldn’t really get a grasp on any of the characters personalities because they all felt inconsistent and just…weird. is it possible to write your own characters out of character? everything was tell and no show
➳ jeremiah: i honestly didn’t really have any complaints about him. he was mid but chill
➳ taylor: she’s the type of girl that would flirt with your boyfriend and then ask what your problem was. and if you try to give her a compliment she just looks at you like you’re an alien and says ‘um, thanks?’ i get that belly was being a jealous b to her (we’ll get to her in a minute, oh boy do i have things to say) but i also don’t get why people defend taylor.
➳ cam: you did nothing wrong bro and honestly i’m sorry for the way my girl belly treated you
➳ susannah: only good part of this book tbh. her storyline was predictable but it was the only part that kept me interested near the end
➳ which brings us to belly: you know what, honestly i have to give her props because i finally found a protagonist more annoying than bella swan and that’s hard to do. belly is annoying and whiny and conceited and acts like a 6 year old (im sorry to any 6 year olds reading this, you didn’t deserve that) and she thinks that everything revolves around her (conrad, you got that one right—even a broken clock is right twice a day). she treated everyone around her terribly and I honestly don’t get why three guys (and the other random dudes that stare at her cause she’s pretty now) are interested in her
➳ and honorable mentions for steven, belly’s mom, red sox girl, and the elusive dads who i have no feelings towards whatsoever
anyways, now that thats out of the way, some more general thoughts:
• none of the characters felt real and like i said, i could get a grasp on any of them. they all felt like the blandest caricatures you could imagine
• the flashbacks. i honestly don’t know if more of the story was written in present day or in flashbacks. i feel like the author didn’t know. she would call belly 13 and then 14 and then 11 all in the same flashback. like, if you’re confusing yourself in your timeline, what do you think the readers feel?
• you could feel that this was written in 2009
• if belly sticks her tongue out at someone one more time i’m going to throw up all of the koolaid i feel like i vicariously consumed during this book ...more
╰┈➤ ”perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood.”
this was good!! i really enjoyed animal farm and so i really wanted➳ 4 ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚
╰┈➤ ”perhaps one did not want to be loved so much as to be understood.”
this was good!! i really enjoyed animal farm and so i really wanted to enjoy this and i ended up liking it
it was a fairly quick read and it was such an interesting world that reminded me a little of fahrenheit 451 and i really appreciated the ending and the symbolism and the way george orwell writes.
overall i’d recommend this and orwell’s other work and this book definitely made me think. it’s such a necessary book and i see why we read it ...more
╰┈➤ ”you must remember, family is often born of blood, but it doesn't depend on blood.”
so, i think this is one of my favorite series ou➳ 4.5 ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚
╰┈➤ ”you must remember, family is often born of blood, but it doesn't depend on blood.”
so, i think this is one of my favorite series out there. it is a lot of fun and very comical at times. the main plot is very action filled and intriguing. it is not necessarily a mystery, but it definitely has some mystery-like elements to it.
the characters are also very well done and i loved following them and their strengths and weaknesses and how they came together and worked as a powerful team. it is just such a well built book and i couldn’t wait to read the next in the series (all of which are just as good, but the way!).
it is very plot based but the characters are also very lifelike for being a middle grade novel. if you liked greenglass house or the book scavenger series i highly recommend this one. if you enjoy action, mystery, cracking codes, and a smart, interesting gang of kids trying to save the world than this is the one for you!!
also, the disney+ adaptation is *chef kiss* ...more
╰┈➤ ”we will, in france, by God's grace, play a set shall strike his father's crown into the hazard.”
this wasn’t my favorite shakespeare p➳ 3 ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚
╰┈➤ ”we will, in france, by God's grace, play a set shall strike his father's crown into the hazard.”
this wasn’t my favorite shakespeare play honestly!! i didn’t despise it at all but it wasn’t the best one i’ve read of his and i kind of just wanted it to be over ...more
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